Nancy Cooper Frank
@ncooperfrank.bsky.social
Reader, sometime writer, curious person. Russian literature Ph.D. Interested in Slavic languages, French language & literature, world history, archeology, linguistics, trivia
Also: Abolish ICE.
Living with cancer.
Also: Abolish ICE.
Living with cancer.
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Happening now*: Maine religious leaders are staging a protest at Sen. Susan Collins' office, demanding she "use her power to end funding to ICE and put an end to their campaign of terror."
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
January 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Happening now*: Maine religious leaders are staging a protest at Sen. Susan Collins' office, demanding she "use her power to end funding to ICE and put an end to their campaign of terror."
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
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"By ... such acts going unpunished, the lawless in spirit, are encouraged to become lawless in practice; and ... they thus become, absolutely unrestrained.
Having ever regarded Government as their deadliest bane, they make a jubilee of the suspension of its operations..."
- Abraham Lincoln #History
Having ever regarded Government as their deadliest bane, they make a jubilee of the suspension of its operations..."
- Abraham Lincoln #History
January 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
"By ... such acts going unpunished, the lawless in spirit, are encouraged to become lawless in practice; and ... they thus become, absolutely unrestrained.
Having ever regarded Government as their deadliest bane, they make a jubilee of the suspension of its operations..."
- Abraham Lincoln #History
Having ever regarded Government as their deadliest bane, they make a jubilee of the suspension of its operations..."
- Abraham Lincoln #History
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Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honor the six million Jewish lives — and the millions of others — senselessly murdered by the Nazi regime. We remember not only the unimaginable loss, but the warning history leaves us.
January 27, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honor the six million Jewish lives — and the millions of others — senselessly murdered by the Nazi regime. We remember not only the unimaginable loss, but the warning history leaves us.
Shame on San Francisco Ballet fo trying to give legitimacy to a deeply murderous regime. You can’t cover up blood with dance
January 27, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Shame on San Francisco Ballet fo trying to give legitimacy to a deeply murderous regime. You can’t cover up blood with dance
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my guy was back out there doin Good Work with a broken rib from his previous encounter.
name a fucking high school after him.
name a fucking high school after him.
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 5:29 PM
my guy was back out there doin Good Work with a broken rib from his previous encounter.
name a fucking high school after him.
name a fucking high school after him.
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Yes. It's clear that MAGA's framing of empathy as "toxic" has led to this moment.
It's why the Twin Cities' resistance has been breaking them so badly. Their stereotypes about "Minnesota nice" made them miscalculate.
Community is strength, not weakness. Empathy is greater than hate and cruelty.
It's why the Twin Cities' resistance has been breaking them so badly. Their stereotypes about "Minnesota nice" made them miscalculate.
Community is strength, not weakness. Empathy is greater than hate and cruelty.
The guy genuinely gave a shit.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Yes. It's clear that MAGA's framing of empathy as "toxic" has led to this moment.
It's why the Twin Cities' resistance has been breaking them so badly. Their stereotypes about "Minnesota nice" made them miscalculate.
Community is strength, not weakness. Empathy is greater than hate and cruelty.
It's why the Twin Cities' resistance has been breaking them so badly. Their stereotypes about "Minnesota nice" made them miscalculate.
Community is strength, not weakness. Empathy is greater than hate and cruelty.
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Three cheers for Philip Glass, whose Solo Piano record has been my boon companion for decades whenever I'm painting. (I notice that Glass didn't use the current administration's name for the center in his letter.)
![A letter from Philip Glass, with his name at the top. "After thoughtful consideration, I have decided to withdraw my Symphony No. 15 "Lincoln" from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Symphony No. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony. Therefore, I feel an obligation to withdraw this Symphony premiere from the Kennedy Center under its current leadership. [signed] Philip Glass](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sva5ad6pbtkgrdrqyej2fe2f/bafkreiakf6dkikkcb3djpbedhjttbsh7fmvfm5inximofh5rviegccmkdy@jpeg)
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Three cheers for Philip Glass, whose Solo Piano record has been my boon companion for decades whenever I'm painting. (I notice that Glass didn't use the current administration's name for the center in his letter.)
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Absolutely support the Maine Solidarity Fund
Trying to get the word out about how to support y’all in #Maine via @mostlybree.kitrocha.com www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
Maine Solidarity Fund
When Our Neighbors are Under Attack, We Stand TogetherRight now, immigrant and Trans Mainers are facing unprecedented threats to their safety, dignity, and basic rights. Families are afraid to leave t...
www.zeffy.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Absolutely support the Maine Solidarity Fund
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And I genuinely, truly and non-trollingly, understand concerns about threats to officers in question, but in every single other law enforcement shooting I've covered, authorities name the individual(s) involved. This is just the baseline of public accountability.
January 27, 2026 at 2:01 PM
And I genuinely, truly and non-trollingly, understand concerns about threats to officers in question, but in every single other law enforcement shooting I've covered, authorities name the individual(s) involved. This is just the baseline of public accountability.
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'Bush Flowers' by Raelene Stevens, contemporary Indigenous Australian artist #WomensArt
January 27, 2026 at 6:31 AM
'Bush Flowers' by Raelene Stevens, contemporary Indigenous Australian artist #WomensArt
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I've been sent video from the end of the ICE raid at the Zipps on 32nd and Shea.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
January 27, 2026 at 6:07 AM
I've been sent video from the end of the ICE raid at the Zipps on 32nd and Shea.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
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January 27, 2026 at 5:39 AM
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This country has locked up so many children in one prison that the CHILDREN ARE LEADING PRISON UPRISINGS. As a country we are not furious enough yet.
January 27, 2026 at 5:31 AM
This country has locked up so many children in one prison that the CHILDREN ARE LEADING PRISON UPRISINGS. As a country we are not furious enough yet.
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One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe.
Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:14 AM
One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe.
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The people of Minnesota did that. Not Schumer and Jeffries, not Walz and Frey, not the standard-bearers of decorum. The People.
January 27, 2026 at 12:42 AM
The people of Minnesota did that. Not Schumer and Jeffries, not Walz and Frey, not the standard-bearers of decorum. The People.
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ICC judges rule former Philippine president Duterte fit for trial
ICC judges rule former Philippine president Duterte fit for trial
Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to take part in pre-trial proceedings, rejecting defence claims of cognitive decline and setting a confirmation of charges hearing for February 23.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:57 AM
ICC judges rule former Philippine president Duterte fit for trial
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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Maine is comrades
not you, Susan Collins
or you, Jared Golden
not you, Susan Collins
or you, Jared Golden
Westbrook, ME community members form a human wall to keep local workers safe from ICE www.mainepublic.org/maine/2026-0...
Westbrook community members form a human wall to keep local workers safe from ICE
At apparel manufacturer American Roots in Westbrook, staff and community volunteers are trying to protect immigrant workers by standing watch as they arrive and leave for the day.
www.mainepublic.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Maine is comrades
not you, Susan Collins
or you, Jared Golden
not you, Susan Collins
or you, Jared Golden
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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My great aunt Marjem fled from Poland to Belgium at the age of 11 in 1939, and after Belgium fell she spent the rest of the war years alone, hidden by a Christian family in a basement in Antwerp.
This is exactly what Never Again is supposed to mean!
אַ שאַנדע פֿאַר די גוים ,USHMM
This is exactly what Never Again is supposed to mean!
אַ שאַנדע פֿאַר די גוים ,USHMM
The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
January 26, 2026 at 11:39 PM
My great aunt Marjem fled from Poland to Belgium at the age of 11 in 1939, and after Belgium fell she spent the rest of the war years alone, hidden by a Christian family in a basement in Antwerp.
This is exactly what Never Again is supposed to mean!
אַ שאַנדע פֿאַר די גוים ,USHMM
This is exactly what Never Again is supposed to mean!
אַ שאַנדע פֿאַר די גוים ,USHMM
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At the nurses strike outside of Montefiore Hospital in the freezing Bronx, nurses and residents take a moment of silence for fallen nurse Alex Pretti
January 26, 2026 at 11:14 PM
At the nurses strike outside of Montefiore Hospital in the freezing Bronx, nurses and residents take a moment of silence for fallen nurse Alex Pretti
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People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.
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Parady went through withdrawal and eventually died in ICE custody in Philadelphia. Help his family if you can.
January 26, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Parady went through withdrawal and eventually died in ICE custody in Philadelphia. Help his family if you can.
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NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.